Skeleton Technologies Expands to US with Houston Engineering Hub, Targets AI Data Center Market
February 9, 2026
Skeleton Technologies, an Estonian developer of advanced energy storage systems, has officially launched its first US-based engineering facility in Houston, Texas, marking a significant strategic move to capture a share of the rapidly growing North American market for AI data center infrastructure. The expansion underscores the escalating pressure on power grids from surging electricity demand, particularly from energy-intensive artificial intelligence workloads, creating a critical need for technologies that can enhance grid stability and data center efficiency. The company inaugurated its new Houston engineering center this week, establishing a direct operational foothold in the United States. This facility will serve as a base for customer engagement and technical support as Skeleton prepares to establish local manufacturing capacity for its AI data center solutions by the first half of 2026. The US is already a core market for the firm, with more than 100 megawatts of its systems deployed nationwide and approximately half of its global revenue generated from North American customers. Skeleton specializes in graphene-based supercapacitors, high-power energy storage devices designed to respond to sharp load fluctuations in utility grids and data centers in under a millisecond. The company claims its technology can help AI data centers smooth power demand, reducing overall energy consumption by up to 45 percent and mitigating their impact on local electrical infrastructure. "Access to reliable power is increasingly becoming the primary bottleneck for AI infrastructure expansion in the United States," said Taavi Madiberk, CEO and co-founder of Skeleton Technologies. "The unprecedented level of electricity demand and grid strain - especially from AI data centers - makes the US our fastest-growing market by far and is driving massive opportunity for Skeleton Technologies." The US expansion follows a period of significant growth in Europe, where the company opened two major factories in November 2025—a $270 million facility in Leipzig, Germany, and a $60 million plant in Finland. Founded in 2009, Skeleton's technology has been adopted by clients ranging from the European Space Agency to the German automotive sector, featuring in BMW's electric and high-performance vehicle lines. The move positions Skeleton as a potential key player in addressing one of the most pressing challenges facing the digital infrastructure industry: powering the next generation of compute-intensive applications without overwhelming existing energy networks. Its planned local manufacturing aims to strengthen supply chain resilience and cater directly to the needs of US hyperscalers and data center operators.
Source: datacenterdynamics
